List of English irregular verbs

This is a complete list of English irregular verbs, with their past simple and past participle forms. We also have a shorter list: the 70 most common irregular verbs.

Verb (infinitive) A arise awake B bear beat become begin bend beset bet bid bind bite bleed blow break breed bring broadcast build burn burst buy C cast catch choose cling come cost

Past simple form

Past participle

arose awoke bore beat became began bent beset bet/betted bid bound bit bled blew broke bred brought broadcast built burnt/burned burst bought cast caught chose clung came cost

arisen awoken borne beaten became begun bent beset bet bid bound bitten bled blown broken bred brought broadcast built burnt/burned burst bought cast caught chosen clung come cost

creep cut Verb (infinitive) D deal dig dive do draw dream drink drive E eat F fall feed feel fight find fit flee fling fly forbid forget forego/forgo forgive forsake foretell freeze G get give go grind grow

crept cut Past Simple form dealt dug dived/dove (AmE) did drew dreamt/dreamed drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found fit fled flung flew forbade forgot forewent forgave forsook foretold froze got gave went ground grew

crept cut Past participle dealt dug dived done drawn dreamt/dreamed drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found fit fled flung flown forbidden forgotten foregone forgiven forsaken foretold frozen got/gotten (AmE) given gone ground grown

Verb (infinitive) H hang hang have hear hide hit hold hurt K keep kneel know L lay lead lean leap learn leave lend let lie light lose M make mean meet misspell mistake mow O overcome overdo overtake overthrow P pay plead

Past Simple form hung hanged had heard hid hit held hurt kept knelt knew laid led leant/leaned leapt/leaped learnt/learned left lent let lay lit/lighted lost made meant met misspelt/misspelled mistook mowed overcame overdid overtook overthrew paid pleaded/plead

Past participle hung hanged had heard hidden hit held hurt kept knelt known laid led leant/leaned leapt/leaped learnt/learned left lent let lain lit/lighted lost made meant met misspelt/misspelled mistaken mowed/mown overcome overdone overtaken overthrown paid pleaded/plead

prove put Q quit R read rid ride ring rise run Verb (infinitive) S saw say see seek sell send set sew shake shear shed shine shoot show shrink shut sing sink sit sleep slay slide

proved put quit read rid rode rang rose ran Past Simple form

proved/proven put quit read rid ridden rung risen run Past participle

sawed said saw sought sold sent set sewed shook sheared shed shone shot showed shrank shut sang sank sat slept slew slid

sawn/sawed said seen sought sold sent set sewn/sewed shaken sheared/shorn shed shone shot shown shrunk shut sung sunk sat slept slayed/slain slid

sling slit smell smite sow speak speed spell spend spill spin spit split spoil spread spring stand steal stick sting stink stride strike strive swear sweep swell swim swing T take teach tear tell think thrive throw thrust

slung slit smelt/smelled smote sowed spoke sped/speeded spelt/spelled spent spilt/spilled spun spat split spoilt/spoiled spread sprang stood stole stuck stung stank strode struck strove swore swept swelled swam swung took taught tore told thought thrived/throve threw thrust

slung slit smelt/smelled smitten sown/sowed spoken sped/speeded spelt/spelled spent spilt/spilled spun spat split spoilt/spoiled spread sprung stood stolen stuck stung stunk stridden struck striven sworn swept swelled/swollen swum swung taken taught torn told thought thrived thrown thrust

tread U understand uphold upset W wake wear weave wed weep win wind withdraw withhold withstand wring write

trod understood upheld upset woke/waked wore wove/weaved wedded/wed wept won wound withdrew withheld withstood wrung wrote

trodden understood upheld upset woken/waked worn woven/weaved wedded/wed wept won wound withdrawn withheld withstood wrung written

70 common irregular verbs: preintermediate learners

This is a list of the most common irregular verbs in English. Pre-intermediate level students should be familiar with all or most of these words. There are 70 verbs here in total.

Verb (infinitive) become begin break bring build buy catch choose come cost cut do draw drink drive eat fall feed feel fight find fly forget forgive get give go grow

Past simple form became began broke brought built bought caught chose came cost cut did drew drank drove ate fell fed felt fought found flew forgot forgave got gave went grew

Past participle became begun broken brought built bought caught chosen come cost cut done drawn drunk driven eaten fallen fed felt fought found flown forgotten forgiven got/gotten (AmE) given gone grown

have hear hide hit hold know learn leave lend lose make mean meet pay put read ride rise run say see sell send set show sing sit sleep speak spend stand steal swim take

had heard hid hit held knew learned left lent lost made meant met paid put read rode rose ran said saw sold sent set showed sang sat slept spoke spent stood stole swam took

had heard hidden hit held known learnt/learned left lent lost made meant met paid put read ridden risen run said seen sold sent set shown sung sat slept spoken spent stood stolen swum taken

teach tell think throw understand wear win write

taught told thought threw understood wore won wrote

taught told thought thrown understood worn won written